The government has decided to pay seven million euros from the current budget reserve to the Health Insurance Fund, in order to settle part of the debt that the Public Pharmacy Institution Montefarm owes to wholesalers for the purchase of medicines and medical supplies.
The total debt of Montefarma as of August 22 on this basis was 12,94 million euros and because of it there was a stoppage in the supply and delivery of medicines and medical materials.
According to the data that "Vijesti" has access to in connection with this payment from the current budget reserve, there are 24 suppliers on Montefarm's list, and in the total debt, the largest liabilities are to the company Glosarij, which is owed 7,52 million (58,12 percent). The second supplier from the list that is owed the most is Glossary CD with 1,5 million (11,60 percent). He is the founder of both companies Branislav Martinović.
Those two companies will also receive the most money provided in the current budget reserve, namely Glossary four million, Glossary CD 811,68 thousand.
The Farmegra company is third on the list and is owed 1,3 million euros and will be paid 706,35 thousand.
According to the data, a total of 839,25 thousand is owed to the supplier Medica, 350 thousand to Urion, 319 thousand to Farma lab, 211,38 thousand to Eight Line, 151 thousand to Pontera, 116 thousand to Medicalana...
Of the 24 suppliers on the list, Montefarm has no debt to Inel Medica and SanMe.
Minister of Health Dragoslav Šcekić at the session yesterday, he pointed out that the healthcare system is in an alarming state and on the verge of collapse, and why it was brought to such a position is a matter for the prosecution.
The American rating agency Standard and Poor's in its latest report for Montenegro indicated that outstanding debts in the health sector are one of the main causes of this year's budget deficit, which will be around 6.5 percent of the gross domestic product.
Šćekić said that the "Europe Now" project threatened the functioning of the health system, because the budget for the previous year did not provide the money that the Health Fund claimed.
"As a result, the debts that arose ten years ago could not be settled, and the current obligations could not be secured either," Šćekić said.
Šćekić said that very soon they will not be able to supply healthcare institutions with medicines, and that is why he appealed to the deputies to adopt the budget rebalancing as soon as possible, in order to foresee additional money for healthcare.
"Thanks to the irresponsible behavior of the former finance minister Milojko Spajić, we have a situation where we cannot pay the obligations regarding the supply of medicines. Montefarm cannot pay its debts to wholesalers, and they concern the most difficult patients. The easiest thing is to increase salaries imaginary, and not leave money in the budget", Ščekić said.
Minister of Finance Aleksandar Damjanović he said that in May, through a review of the legacy of the previous administration, they found the missing 65 million for financing the health system. He said that during the previous government, an additional 500 million euros were requested for borrowing, which indicates, as he assessed, that even then someone was aware that this situation would arise.
He recalled that the "Europe Now" program abolished the constitutional category - mandatory health insurance.
"This is the legacy of the previous matchmakers and gangs, which I hope will not happen again, but the bottom line is that the budget for 2023 optimally finances the needs of the Health Fund, bearing in mind that there is no mandatory social security, and there is even no legal basis to yes money. It's a matter of good will, how much money will be given", said Damjanović.
Minister of Defense Rasko Konjević he said that the past parliamentary majority praised the budget and voted for it, but today they are talking about the collapse of the financial and health system.
"Before, you praised Spajić excessively, and now you criticize him excessively. You need to find a measure," said Konjević, who also called on the prosecution to review previous procedures.
Prime Minister in technical mandate Dritan Abazovic he said that the health care situation has been in an alarming state for years, and that the problems were only piling up.
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